Developing a business

The motoring sector had been developed effectively and had proven......... enough to withstand several market fluctuations.
resilient
forced
final
hard

The exciting new drug was given the ......... name of DLV10 while the pharmaceutical company decided on its permanent title.
provisional
prime
lasting
uncertain

Having devoted many of the company's limited resources to the new project, the team was thrilled to receive several prestigious ......... for their work.
mentions
accreditations
nobilities
accolades

The bank manager held monthly consultations with his staff in order to ......... responses to customer suggestions.
elicit
implicit
imply
divulge

The software developers needed to consider the financial ......... of outsourcing some of their work before considering whether this was a viable option.
solutions
certainties
initiatives
ramifications

The team leader recruited people from different cultural backgrounds and with different skills and personalities. In many ways, he felt his team represented a ......... of society.
microcosm
grouping
force
construction

The manager considered the recent request for a coffee machine a(n) ......... request in comparison to the call for a childcare facility.
vital
trivial
convivial
amicable

The wise shareholders took ......... measures in order to secure the new company's trading value.
pre-emptory
forecasting
flexible
productive

Several analytical techniques were used to ......... between the two sets of figures.
differentiate
exchange
highlight
connect

The health and safety officer drew up a ......... set of safety regulations with which each team had to comply.
traditional
tried
stringent
solvent